SINGAPORE (March 20, 2023) Engineman Fireman Walker Glass, left, from Waco, Texas, gives a tour of the engineering spaces to French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, March 20, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim)